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Watch: Mitch McConnell addresses Senate after announcing he will step down
Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, has announced he will step down from the position in November.
The 82-year-old confirmed his decision on Wednesday 28 February and addressed the chamber.
“As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work,” he said.
“A moment when I am certain I have helped preserve the ideals I so strongly believe. It arrived today.”
Despite relinquishing the position of Senate leader, Mr McConnell intends to see out his term in the upper house, which ends in January 2027.
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